LP1 Home: Differentiate traditional voice versus unified voice.

Overview/Purpose

Before you continue into the realm of voice networks you must first understand that the traditional analog phone systems will be a part of everyone’s communication systems for a long time to come.   What this means is that the new system of digitized voice must be integrated with the traditional systems.  Certainly, there will likely be a time when all of phone systems will be on the Internet, but for now, this learning plan will focus on the foundations of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), private branch exchange (PBX) systems, and analog and digital circuitry.

Learning objectives:

• Illustrate an Analog connection.
• Examine the process of converting Analog to Digital.
• Categorize the components of the PSTN.
• Explore VoIP technologies.

Target Competencies:

• Differentiate traditional voice versus unified voice. 

Learning activities:

1. READ Chapter 1: Traditional Voice Versus Unified Voice from CCNA Voice 640-461 Official Cert Guide.
2. READ Chapter 1: Traditional and Unified Voice from CCNA Voice lab manual.
3. PARTICIPATE in a class review of the material using Blackboard's discussion board forum (LP1 Chapter Review Assignment).
4. COMPLETE a matching exercise to match terms and definitions (Telephony Terms)
5. CONNECT to your lab router and discover DSP hardware (LP1 Custom Lab Assignment 1-1: Hardware Discovery).

Assessment Activities:

1. PAT 1-1: Complete and submit the required classroom discussion material within Blackboard's discussion board forum.
2. PAT 1-2: Complete and submit the required terminology matching assignment.
3. PAT 1-3: Complete and submit the required lab assignment relating to DSP hardware discovery.
4. Complete Blackboard quiz for chapter 1.